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[Dev-C++] linker problem

[Narvaez, V. <viv...@co...>]

Hello all, I've been having trouble compiling my files.  I get the following
message:

C:\DEV-C_~1\Lib\\libmingw32.a(main.o)(.text+0x8e): undefined reference to
`WinMain@16'

I looked through all my files and noticed that when I tried to compile
something the compiler makes a file with a ".o" extension instead of the
".exe".  Has this ever happened to anyone or does anyone know why?  am I
doing something wrong?




 <<studentclass.cpp>>  <<string.o>> here's a ".o" file..i don't know how I
get them.

Thanks a lot!!

Re: [Dev-C++] linker problem

[Kevin W. <ke...@me...>]

It looks as though you haven't actually written a program, merely declared a
class with no actual code to make it work, and no main function to call the
class methods from.

The compiler makes an object file (with the .o extension) but cannot find
your main function to link this to. Without a main function you have no
program.

Kev.

----- Original Message -----
From: Narvaez, Viviana <viv...@co...>
To: <dev...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: [Dev-C++] linker problem


> Hello all, I've been having trouble compiling my files.  I get the
following
> message:
>
> C:\DEV-C_~1\Lib\\libmingw32.a(main.o)(.text+0x8e): undefined reference to
> `WinMain@16'
>
>(cut) .....

Re: [Dev-C++] linker problem

[Lorenzo <co...@in...>]

> C:\DEV-C_~1\Lib\\libmingw32.a(main.o)(.text+0x8e): undefined reference to
> `WinMain@16'

I believe that the problem is in the setting of the project. Delete and
rebuild the project and set the correct option. C project or C++ project,
Windows application for gui or Console application for text based program.

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